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Originally Posted by nancychandler
I hope everyone reads this. Today we were traveling from Sawanee Nat'l Park to Arkansas. GPS, my new nemisis, took us over the Cairo bridge. It spans the Ohio and Mississippi River in Missouri. The air/wind from an 18 Wheeler coming towards us pushed us a couple of inches, just enough to make us rake a panel under the door. Scariest think so far in our motorhome. This bridge is crazy narrow. I highly recommend not crossing the Mississippi at this bridge. Way too narrow.
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The bridge is 20 ft guardrail to guardrail plus it is in a curve. Most class 8 trucks are 8.5 ft wide; add another foot for the mirrors and the truck will be slightly over the double yellow line. Much better I-57 north to Illinois 146 over to I-24 and back to Paducah. It is 43 miles farther but just about as fast in total time. If you are in that part of the woods, I recommend a visit to Big Oak Tree SP in East Prairie, MO (1,000 acres of virgin hardwood Mississippi bottom land) and Columbus-Belmont SP, KY (civil war fort on the high bluffs of the Mississippi with nice shaded RV spots).
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